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Italian wine is produced in each region of Italy. It was the largest producer of wine worldwide, with an area of 1,730,000 acres, under vineyard cultivation, and contributed a 2013–2017 annual average of millions of wines. Italy accounted for 19% of the global production of wine in 2018, ahead of Spain with 15% and 17% in France. Italian wine is popular domestically in Italy and exported around the world. Indeed, Italian wine at World Wine ranked as top consumption. The origins of winemaking and vine-growing in Italy are illuminated by recent research. Italy has been producing wine before the Romans planted…